taking refuge and waiting (for the danger to pass); waiting (on a siding) to let another train pass
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
as a child; when one was a child
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
in that way; like that; that way
stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
grand; far-reaching; ambitious
northern limit (esp. of the distribution of a plant or animal)
immediate follower (of the shogun)
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
female high school student
hung up; hoist; denounced; severely criticised; kangaroo court
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
this family; our family; this house; we
unable to let go (e.g. of one's feelings); stuck in the past; regretful; irresolute
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
severe (illness, disability, etc.); serious
social; societal; societary
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
legal means; legal methods; legal measures
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
yourself; himself; herself